Blindman's bluff. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) [painter] c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'5" x W 10'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Garbisch, received 9/26/1942; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 6/25/1963. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, youths & maidens playing at blindman's bluff; young man standing blind-folded & flanked by 2 ladies teasing him; others seated, watching the scene; river with rocks & buildings in distance (BRD) pole with acanthus leaf & gar
Blindman's bluff. Huet, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1745-1811) (designed after) [painter] c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'5" x W 10'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Garbisch, received 9/26/1942; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 6/25/1963. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, youths & maidens playing at blindman's bluff; young man standing blind-folded & flanked by 2 ladies teasing him; others seated, watching the scene; river with rocks & buildings in distance (BRD) pole with acanthus leaf & garland spiral; decorative motif framed by acanthus leaves in corners A similar tapestry, albeit composition reversed, is illustrated in Göbel. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 76290 [also lists: 52866] Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), Ill. 278 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0243090-0243097, 0243089 (composition reversed); compositionally similar tapestry (larger composition), GCPA 0243086
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